User Reference Manual performance loop laboratory

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User Reference Manual

95000

performance loop laboratory

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2 MEET THE 95000… 3

What’s in the Box? | Main Features | Specifications

QUICK START GUIDE… 4

RECORDING AND WORKING WITH MULTITRACK LOOPS |

BASIC TERMINOLOGY AND

KEY CONCEPTS… 7

MONITORING… 9

DRY OUTPUT L/R Faders and Pan Knobs | CLIX LVL Knob | HEADPHONE LVL Knob | MASTER LVL Knob

THE RECORD TRANSPORT… 10

TRACKS, TRACK SELECTION, MIXDOWN,

TEMPO… 14

TRACKS OVERVIEW | TRACK Faders | TRACK SELECT

LED DISPLAY AND CONTROL… 17

LED DISPLAY | VALUE Push to Jump Knob | PAGE Button |

PRIMARY MODE PAGES | LOOP/DUB Mode | BARS/BEATS

Mode | MIDI CH/SYNC Mode | SYNC Modes | SECONDARY

MODE PAGES | CLIX Metronome | TEMPO Slider

Resolution | Count-In | Loop Fade-Out

REAR CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS… 20

IN DEPTH: RECORDING TRACKS… 22

IN DEPTH: OVERDUBBING TRACKS… 25

Choose a Track to Overdub | Overdubbing | DUB Settings (aka Feedback) | Manipulating Sounds While Overdubbing | Punching-In

IN DEPTH: MIXDOWN… 27

Mixdown Basics | Performing a Mixdown | After the Mixdown | Constant Tempo Mixdown Mode | Using Constant Tempo Mixdown Mode

MEMORY CARD AND USB… 29

MIDI SYNC… 32

IN (Internal Clock Sync Mode) | XT (Normal External Clock Mode) | BX (Beat Sync External Clock Mode) | TUTORIAL: the 95000 as MIDI Clock Slave and MIDI Clock Master

MIDI CONTROLLER AND

PROGRAM MESSAGES… 35

SIGNAL PATH DIAGRAM… 38

FACTORY DRUM LOOPS… 39

WARRANTY… 40

FCC COMPLIANCE… 40

©2017 Electro-Harmonix. All rights reserved. 95000 and Electro-Harmonix and logo are trademarks of New Sensor/Electro-Harmonix. Product and company names used within the manual are trademarks of their respective companies.

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3 MEET THE 95000

Thank you for purchasing the Electro-Harmonix 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory. Please set aside some time to read this manual and familiarize yourself with this unique instrument’s layout and operation. Then keep the manual close by to use as a reference guide.

The manual is divided into the following basic sections: • What’s in the Box, Main Features, Specifications • Quick Start Guide

• Basic Terminology and Key Concepts • Overview of the controls of the 95000 • In-depth look at the operation of the 95000 • MIDI functions and assignments

What’s in the Box

• 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory • User Reference Manual

• 16GB microSDHC Memory Card • 9.6VDC 0.5A power supply

Main Features

• Total recording time up to 375 minutes with 16GB card

• Stores up to 100 multi-track loops per card • 6 tracks plus one stereo Mixdown track • Records one or two tracks (stereo or 2

mono) at once

• Stereo dry output level controls

• Undo/Redo your last recording/overdub per track

• Overdub (DUB) with adjustable feedback amount

• Reverse button instantly changes loop direction

• Octave button instantly halves the loop’s playback speed

• Quantize function allows for playing along with CLIX metronome and locking loops to external devices

• Combo Mic/Instrument/Line input with adjustable gain and phantom power • Headphone output

• Data entry rotary knob • 4-digit LED display • TAP Tempo

• Octave/Reverse/Quantize functions • Removable microSDHC Memory Card (16GB

card included)

• USB port for easy transfer of files to and from computer

• MIDI Clock sync and control

• Expression pedal input jack to control loop audio volume

• 20 Factory-supplied drum loops

• Convenient dedicated footswitch functions • Rugged, all-metal stage-worthy chassis

Specifications

• Current Draw: 400mA at 9V. Maximum allowable power supply voltage: 10.5 VDC • Digital Audio Specifications: 16-bit/44.1 kHz • microSDHC Memory Card Size: 4GB-32GB • Maximum Loop Recording Time on Included

16GB microSDHC Memory Card: up to 375 minutes

• Headphones Output Power: 0.1W into 16 ohms • 9.6VDC 0.5A power supply

• Input Impedances: L and R 1/4" Inputs: 2MΩ L and R XLR Inputs: 2.5kΩ AUX Input: 9.5kΩ • Output Impedances: L and R 1/4" Outputs: 400Ω Monitor 1/4" Output: 400Ω Headphones Output: 2Ω

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4 QUICK START GUIDE

RECORDING AND WORKING WITH

MULTITRACK LOOPS

Make Connections and Set Input Level

1. Plug your instrument or microphone into either the L or R INPUT jacks and adjust the corresponding INPUT knob so that the CLIP LED barely lights up on your loudest notes. 2. Connect the MONITOR OUT jack to an

amplifier or mixer. Turn up the HEADPHONE LVL knob to approximately 50%.

3. Plug the supplied AC Adapter into an AC outlet and insert its output plug into the power jack on the rear panel of the 95000.

Prior to Recording

1. Raise the corresponding L or R DRY OUTPUT fader so that you can hear your instrument. 2. Raise the TRACK 1 fader so that you can

hear your recording when you finish. 3. Make sure the QUANTIZE LED is off.

4. If you do not want to hear the metronome, turn the CLIX LVL knob down to zero; if you do want to hear the metronome, adjust to taste. Adjust the tempo of the metronome with the TEMPO slider or by pressing the TAP button—in time—at least twice.

5. Set the TEMPO slider to 50% (or your preferred tempo if listening to the metronome). You may also tap in the tempo using the TAP button.

6. Find an empty loop by pressing the LOOP UP () or DOWN () footswitches. The left two digits of the display show you the loop number. If there is a dot next to the loop number then the loop contains audio; no dot indicates that the loop is empty.

Record a Multitrack Loop

1. Press the RECORD footswitch to start recording immediately. The 95000 will begin recording onto TRACK 1. The red 4-digit LED displays the progression of the loop in bars and beats. 2. When you are ready to end the loop and set the

loop length, press either the RECORD or PLAY ( ) footswitches. Press RECORD to stop recording and immediately begin playback of the loop you just recorded. Press PLAY to loop the 95000 back to the beginning, put the 95000 into OVERDUB mode, and automatically

continue recording onto TRACK 2. To exit OVERDUB mode, press the RECORD button. 3. To record on another track, press the TRACK

footswitch to cycle through the 6 tracks OR go directly to a track by pressing its illuminated button. The lit track button indicates the track is enabled for recording.

Overdub onto a Track

1. You can continuously overdub onto any one (or pair) of the tracks.

2. Record a New Loop onto TRACK 1. See Record

a Multitrack Loop (above).

3. Press the TRACK footswitch until TRACK 1 is lit, or you may directly press the TRACK 1 button. 4. Press the RECORD button. Both the RECORD and

PLAY LEDs will light up to show that you are in Overdub mode. The lit TRACK 1 LED indicates you are overdubbing onto TRACK 1.

5. Move TRACK 1’s fader to adjust its volume. 6. Repeat these steps to overdub onto any track

number—just press the TRACK footswitch until the track on which you want to overdub is selected.

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5 Undo and Redo

1. Select the track you want to undo.

2. Press and release the UNDO footswitch. The last layer of audio on the track is removed and the previous version of the track begins playing. The UNDO LED lights up.

3. If only one layer of audio was recorded on the track, then the track plays back silence. 4. Press and release the UNDO footswitch to

return—or redo—the audio layer that undo had removed. The previous layer of audio begins playing back as you last heard it.

Erase a Track

1. Select the track you want to erase. 2. Press and hold the TRACK footswitch. 3. After about a second you will see both the

TRACK LED and selected Track button blink. Continue to hold down TRACK (for about one more second) until the TRACK LED stops blinking.

4. You may now release the footswitch as the track has been erased. You can UNDO the Track Erase by pressing the UNDO footswitch.

Erase a Loop

1. Press and hold both the TRACK and UNDO footswitches.

2. After about one second, all the Track buttons blink. Continue to hold down the footswitches for about another second until the LEDs stop blinking. You may now release the footswitches. The loop has been erased.

➢ CAUTION: You cannot undo a loop erase. Once you erase a loop it is gone forever (unless you backed it up onto a computer).

Record 2 Tracks Simultaneously (Stereo):

1. Press and hold both buttons of the stereo pair that you want to record. Stereo mode is enabled immediately upon pressing the second button in the pair. You should see the two tracks in the stereo pair lit up. 2. After connecting to the L and R INPUT

jacks, adjust the INPUT Level knobs so that the CLIP LEDs barely light. The L INPUT records to odd numbered tracks only; R INPUT records to even numbered tracks. 3. Press the RECORD footswitch to begin

recording immediately.

4. To stop recording, press either the RECORD or PLAY footswitches.

Record a Quantized Loop

1. Press the QUANTIZE button to enable Quantize mode. The button will light up. 2. Turn the CLIX LEVEL knob up so you hear the metronome beat coming out of either the MONITOR or HEADPHONES output. ➢ NOTE: The CLIX metronome is not output

through the L and R OUTPUT jacks.

3. The metronome tempo may be adjusted by the TEMPO slider or by tapping in a tempo with the TAP button. When the tempo is changed, the display will briefly show the tempo in BPM.

4. Press the RECORD footswitch. The 95000 will not immediately begin recording but instead will give you a 1-bar count-in, where beat 1 of the bar occurs at the moment you press RECORD. After the Count-In is complete, the 95000 begins recording on beat 1 of the following bar. ➢ NOTE: The Count-In bar length may be

adjusted or disabled.

5.

During Count-In, the bars count down and the beats count up with a minus sign in front

of the bar number. The Track 1

button also blinks rapidly.

6. The 95000 begins recording at the end of the Count-In, as indicated by the flashing Track 1 button going solid and the minus sign being removed from the display. 7. Stop recording by pressing either the

RECORD or PLAY footswitches. Press RECORD or PLAY within the first 2 beats of the current bar and the 95000 will truncate the loop length to the end of the previous bar. Press RECORD or PLAY during the 3rd or 4th beats of the current bar and the 95000 will finish recording the current bar and then stop recording. For example, if you want to record a 2 bar loop, you can press the PLAY button during the 3rd and 4th beat of the second bar or within the first 2 beats of the third bar. The QUANTIZE button will blink rapidly until the loop has finished recording.

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6 MIXING

Prepare to Mix

1. You can mix your 6 tracks down to one stereo Mixdown track at any time. For now, let’s start with the 95000 in Idle (stopped) mode. If the 95000 is playing or

overdubbing a loop, press the PLAY footswitch to stop.

2. Press the MIXDOWN button once and it will light solid to indicate that the Mixdown track has been enabled for overdubbing. 3. Press the PLAY footswitch. Your loop will

play back. Move the Volume and Pan controls of the 6 tracks to establish a satisfactory balance.

➢ NOTE: You can adjust the Volume and Pan controls as much as you like when

recording the Mixdown track.

Perform a Mix

1. When you are ready to record the Mixdown track, press the RECORD footswitch. You will immediately begin recording your mix onto the Mixdown track.

2. The Mixdown track records the audio output from the 95000’s mixer, enabling you to record your volume fader and pan movements as you hear them.

3. To stop recording the Mixdown track, press either the PLAY or RECORD footswitch. 4. Move the Mixdown slider up, move all of

the track sliders down. Press PLAY to hear the newly recorded mix.

➢ NOTE: The original audio on the 6 mono tracks remains after you complete a mixdown. In other words, the mixdown operation does not erase the 6 tracks. The Dry Input signal is not recorded to the Mixdown track. Only audio that was previously recorded onto the 6 tracks will be recorded to the Mixdown track.

RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS

To restore your 95000 to its original factory setting: press and hold the REVERSE button for 5 seconds or longer until you see some of the TRACK buttons blink and all three small LEDs below the Display are unlit.

➢ Restoring the 95000 factory settings has NO effect on the audio loops you store on the microSDHC card.

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7 BASIC TERMINOLOGY AND KEY CONCEPTS

ERASE: The act of deleting an entire loop, one track, or a stereo pair of tracks when a stereo pair is enabled.

• You cannot undo a loop that has been erased. Once a loop is erased it is permanently deleted. • To erase an entire loop do one of the following:

➢ Press and hold the TRACK and UNDO footswitches simultaneously for two seconds. After the Track LEDs stop blinking, the loop is erased.

➢ Press the NEW LOOP button while the loop is idle or in playback. Then press the RECORD footswitch to begin recording. Once you press the RECORD footswitch, the old audio that was at the current loop location is erased.

➢ While recording a New Loop, press the NEW LOOP button to abort the recording and immediately erase the tracks.

• The 95000 does allow you to undo/redo a Track Erase.

IDLE: Equivalent to stop. When idle, the 95000 is not playing, recording or overdubbing.

LOOP: A loop is made up of 6 mono tracks and one stereo Mixdown track. All tracks are the exact same length.

• Think of a loop in terms of multi-track tape: the 6 tracks and the Mixdown track in a 95000 loop always playback, overdub or record in parallel, at the same speed and in the same direction. The one exception to this rule occurs with the use of Constant Tempo Mixdown mode, as described later in this manual.

• Loops are recorded and played back directly from the inserted microSDHC card. • Up to 100 loops can be stored on one card.

• Upon creating a New Loop, the audio for all 6 mono tracks and the Mixdown track are established on the microSDHC card as silence; they take up space on the card even though you haven’t actually recorded those tracks yet.

• Recording time: The total recorded audio time; varies with size of microSDHC Memory Card. • Loop time: The actual loop length time that you can record. The loop length time will always be

less than the total recording time. This time difference occurs because each loop consists of 6 mono tracks and the stereo Mixdown track, and every loop you record has all seven of these tracks as .WAV files at equal length.

OVERDUB/OVERDUBBING: The recording of any track after the initial recording of a New Loop. The

RECORD and PLAY LEDs are both lit but the PUNCH button is off. Overdubbing can mean: • Recording on a track—other than Track 1—that has not been previously recorded.

• Layering notes or instruments on top of each other on one track or a stereo pair of tracks. The tracks’ DUB setting acts like a feedback control that may attenuate any previously recorded audio with each loop cycle.

QUANTIZE: A mode that allows the user to create loops that are exact bar lengths. Let’s imagine you

need to create a loop that is exactly 3 bars long. Enable Quantize mode to help make this happen. • In Quantize mode, the 95000 starts and stops new-loop recording automatically.

• When using Quantize mode, it is best to listen to the 95000’s built-in CLIX metronome or synchronize the 95000 to an external device that will produce a beat so you know exactly when recording will stop and start.

• By factory default, when Quantize is enabled, a loop begins recording after a one bar Count-In. You can change the number of bars of the Count-In to up to 8 bars, or you can disable the Count-In altogether.

• When Quantize is disabled, you are able to create loop lengths that are completely freeform. Loop recording starts immediately upon pressing either RECORD or PLAY footswitch and ends immediately upon pressing either RECORD or PLAY footswitch.

RECORD: The act of recording a New Loop. When stereo is disabled, the audio is recorded to Track 1. If

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TRACK: A track is a discrete or separate channel of loop audio that may be recorded, overdubbed or

mixed independently from other tracks. • All tracks in a loop are the same length.

• All tracks contained in a loop playback, record or overdub at the same speed and direction as the other tracks.

• Each loop contains 6 mono tracks and one stereo track.

UNDO/REDO:

Undo: The undo function allows you to remove the last overdub layer that was recorded on a track.

• The 95000 has one level of undo for each track. You can independently undo each track without affecting the other tracks.

• To perform an undo, first ensure the selected track is the one that you want to undo. Then press and release the UNDO footswitch. The LED above the UNDO footswitch lights to indicate that an undo has been performed for the selected track.

• If you press the RECORD footswitch to overdub after performing an undo on a given track, the audio layer removed by the undo function will be permanently deleted and cannot be retrieved.

Redo: After performing an undo, restore the layer of audio that was removed by initiating the

redo function.

• To perform a redo, first ensure the selected track is the one that you want to redo. Also, ensure that the UNDO LED is lit—if it is not, there is nothing to redo. Then press and release the UNDO footswitch to perform the redo.

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9 MONITORING

Use the monitoring controls to vary the listening volume of various signals. None of the following monitoring controls affect the actual recorded signal levels.

1. DRY OUTPUT

L/R Faders and Pan Knobs

The DRY OUTPUT faders and pan knobs allow you to monitor your instrument when recording or to play along with a loop you have already recorded. Adjust the output volume of your instrument with the DRY OUTPUT fader. Use the pan knobs to direct the Left and Right Inputs to the Left and Right Outputs. When pan is set to the full CCW position, the Input is monitored at the Left Output. When pan is set to the full CW position, the Input is monitored at the Right Output. When pan is set to the center-detent middle position, the Input is mixed equally to both Outputs. When monitoring a stereo signal, you will generally position the pan pots hard left and hard right. The settings of the DRY OUTPUT faders and pan pots have no influence on the actual recorded signal.

➢ When recording in mono, both inputs are summed together and recorded onto the same track. When recording in stereo, the two inputs remain separate: the Left Input is sent to the odd-numbered tracks and the Right Input is sent to the even-numbered tracks.

2. CLIX LVL

Knob

Use the CLIX LVL knob to set a comfortable volume level for the CLIX metronome within the monitoring chain.

➢ The CLIX metronome is routed to the MONITOR OUT and Headphones outputs only. The CLIX metronome is not present at the L and R OUTPUT jacks.

3. HEADPHONE LVL

Knob

The HEADPHONE LVL knob adjusts the output volume of the rear-mounted Headphone Output jack and the MONITOR OUT jack. The

HEADPHONE LVL knob is an analog knob placed in the signal path after the 95000’s D/A Converter. Therefore, it has no bearing on the level of the recorded audio that is saved to the microSDHC card. The signal at the MONITOR OUT jack is fed from the headphone amplifier, and so you must turn up the HEADPHONE LVL knob to hear audio at the MONITOR OUT jack.

4. MASTER LVL

Knob

This knob is a master volume control for all signals and output jacks including the Loop, Dry levels and CLIX levels, as well as the L, R, Headphone and MONITOR Output jacks. MASTER LVL does not control the AUX IN volume.

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10 THE RECORD TRANSPORT

1. INPUT LEVEL L/ R

Knobs and

CLIP LEDs

Use the INPUT LEVEL L and R knobs to adjust the amplitude of the left and right input signals before they are sent to the A/D Converter. To set the proper level, turn each INPUT LEVEL knob clockwise to the point where the maximum level causes the CLIP LEDs to barely blink or not light up at all. These LEDs light up when the audio signal clips—or is on the verge of clipping—the A/D Converter. In other words, the CLIP LEDs light when the signal’s amplitude is greater than what the A/D Converter can properly handle. The L LED lights when the LEFT Input clips and the R LED lights when the RIGHT Input clips.

The trick to achieving the best quality digital audio is to record the hottest possible signal without clipping (overloading) the A/D converter. Typically, you want to record a signal that is neither too low in volume nor a signal that clips very often (unless that is the sound you are going for).

➢ NOTE: When recording in mono, both the Left and Right inputs are summed together and recorded onto the active track. ➢ Minimize hiss when recording in mono by

turning down the unused INPUT LEVEL knob.

2. NEW LOOP

Button

Press the NEW LOOP button to put the 95000 into Record-Ready mode. The NEW LOOP button lights green whenever the currently selected loop is empty. Upon pressing NEW LOOP, the red RECORD LED above the RECORD footswitch blinks to indicate that the 95000 is ready to record. Press the NEW LOOP button again if you decide you want to exit Record-Ready mode. Press the RECORD footswitch to begin recording a New Loop. If the Loop had been previously occupied with audio, the old audio is immediately erased upon pressing the RECORD footswitch. If you press the NEW LOOP button while recording a New Loop, the recording is canceled and whatever you recorded up to that point is discarded. Use the table on the next page to explore how pressing the NEW LOOP button acts depending on the current mode of the 95000.

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11 Current Mode

+ NEW LOOP press

NEW LOOP LED state

Idle

Record-Ready

ON

Playback

Record-Ready; continues playing loop

ON

Overdubbing

Overdubbing; NEW LOOP Button is ignored

OFF

Record-Ready

Reverts to previous mode before Record-Ready

OFF

Recording New Loop

Cancels New Loop recording and discards the audio

_{that had been recorded; loop remains empty}

ON

3. TRACK

Footswitch

Use the TRACK footswitch to advance tracks, erase tracks or to erase an entire loop.

Advance Tracks

Each press and release of the TRACK footswitch advances to the next track or pair of tracks and simultaneously activates the newly selected track(s). The buttons associated with each track or pair of tracks light green when active.

Erase Tracks

Erase a track so that it plays silence. Typically, the Track Erase procedure takes about 2 seconds: • Select a track (or stereo pair).

• Press and hold the TRACK footswitch until the TRACK LED and the active Track Select button(s) blink rapidly.

• Keep holding the TRACK switch until the LEDs stop blinking; the track is now erased. • To abort the erase track operation, release the TRACK switch early, either while the LED is blinking or prior to the start of it blinking. • Tracks can be erased while the 95000 is

idle, playing-back or overdubbing. • A track-erase operation can be undone in

the same way as a regular recording. See Undo/Redo later on this page.

Erase a Loop

Completely erase (delete) a loop, including the contents of the loop's folder on the microSDHC card. Once this action is performed, you CANNOT use UNDO to restore an erased loop. • Simultaneously press and hold the TRACK and UNDO footswitches until the TRACK LED and all track-select buttons start to blink rapidly.

• Continue holding the TRACK and UNDO footswitches until the LEDs stop blinking. Once the LEDs extinguish, the loop has been erased. The NEW LOOP button lights up green to indicate the loop is empty. • To abort the erase operation, release the

TRACK and UNDO footswitches before the buttons stop blinking.

Abort New Loop Recording

While recording a New Loop, you may abort the recording and delete all audio files just recorded by simultaneously pressing both the TRACK and UNDO footswitches. Once both footswitches are pressed, the New Loop recording will be aborted. The audio files are permanently deleted.

4. UNDO

Footswitch

The 95000 supports one level of undo/redo per track. This functionality allows the last

recorded audio layer on a given track to be removed and then subsequently restored. Each track’s UNDO operation is independent from the other tracks.

Undo/Redo

Press and release the UNDO footswitch to undo the last recording or overdub layer on the currently selected track. You can select and undo either a mono track, a stereo-pair track or a Mixdown track. If only one layer of audio has been recorded on the track, pressing UNDO will cause the track to play back silence. Press and release the UNDO footswitch again to restore (REDO) the last recording/overdub layer that had previously been undone.

• The UNDO footswitch can be pressed while the 95000 is idle, playing or overdubbing. If you are overdubbing, the 95000 will switch to playback mode and then undo the last overdub on the currently selected track. Press the UNDO footswitch again to redo/restore the previous overdub. • The green LED just above the UNDO

footswitch lights if an undo operation has been performed on the currently selected track. A lit UNDO LED indicates that redo could be performed. Press UNDO again to redo/restore the last audio layer; the UNDO LED turns off.

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5. RECORD

Footswitch

Depending on the 95000’s current mode, the RECORD footswitch serves a few purposes, all of which enable the 95000 to enter/exit one of the recording modes: Record, Overdub or Punch-In. The red RECORD LED will light up solid anytime the 95000 is recording or overdubbing audio. The RECORD LED blinks at a medium rate when the 95000 is in Record-Ready mode. The table below explains the result of pressing the RECORD footswitch in relation to the current mode of the 95000.

Current Mode + RECORD Record LED State

Idle (no loop in memory) Begin Recording New Loop LED ON

Idle (with loop in memory) Overdubbing LED ON

Playback Overdubbing LED ON

Overdubbing Playback LED OFF

Record-Ready Begin Recording New Loop LED ON

6. PLAY (





)

Footswitch

The PLAY ( ) footswitch is used to toggle Playback on and off. The green PLAY LED will light anytime the 95000 is playing or overdubbing audio. The table below explains the result of pressing the PLAY button in relation to the current Record/Playback mode of the 95000. NOTE: Each time a loop cycles back to the beginning, the PLAY LED blinks once to signify the start of the loop.

Current Mode + PLAY Play LED State

Idle (no loop in memory) Idle, No Change LED OFF

Idle (with loop in memory) Playback LED ON

Playback or Overdubbing

(Fade-out disabled) Idle LED OFF

Playback or Overdubbing

(Fade-out enabled) Fade-Out

LED BLINKS until fade-out is complete, then LED OFF Record-Ready

(loop in memory)

Playback of current loop if it

contains audio LED ON

Recording New Loop Overdubbing, sets loop length LED ON

7. LOOP 

Selection Footswitches

Loop selection is incremented or decremented using the LOOP UP  and LOOP DOWN  footswitches. Press and hold either footswitch to advance through the loops at a faster speed. The table below explains the result of pressing the LOOP UP  and LOOP DOWN  footswitches in relation to the current mode of the 95000. NOTE: You can also change the current loop by using the VALUE knob. Refer to the LED DISPLAY AND CONTROL section later in this manual to learn about the use of the VALUE knob.

Current Mode + LOOP  or 

Idle Loop increments or decrements by one with each press and release _{of the LOOP  and  footswitches.}

Playback

Current loop continues to play. Loop increments or decrements and loop display number blinks. If the blinking loop number contains audio, the New Loop number begins playback when the old loop reaches its end point. If the blinking loop number has no audio, the old loop continues playing indefinitely.

Overdubbing Overdubbing (no change)

Record-Ready Cancels Record-Ready. Loop increments or decrements by one with _{each press and release of the LOOP  and  footswitches.} Recording New Loop Recording New Loop (no change)

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8. PUNCH

Button

Press the PUNCH button to enable/disable PUNCH (“Punch-In”) mode. While recording with Punch-In enabled, all audio previously recorded on the active track is erased each time the loop cycles. The Punch-In function is particularly useful for fixing bad notes or mistakes. When Punch-In mode is active, the PUNCH button lights green.

9. OCT

Button

The OCT (Octave) button lowers the speed of the loop by exactly one-half: the pitch will go down one octave and the tempo will be halved. The OCT button can be used at all times except when recording a New Loop or when syncing to external MIDI Clock. The OCT button lights green when the Octave function is active.

10. REVERSE

Button

Press the REVERSE button to reverse the loop’s playback/overdub direction. Reverse can be used at all times except when recording a New Loop. The REVERSE button lights green when the reverse function is active.

With EXT. CLOCK activated, if you press the REVERSE button while the 95000 is playing or overdubbing, the Reverse function will activate. But the 95000 will most likely lose its place within the bar, even though its tempo is still synchronized to the external MIDI clock. In situations where you want a Reverse loop to remain synchronized to the bar, we recommend you stop loop playback, toggle the REVERSE button, and then begin loop playback.

11. EXT. CLOCK

Button

Press the EXT. CLOCK button to synchronize the 95000 with external MIDI Clock messages received at the MIDI IN jack. With each press of the EXT. CLOCK button, the 95000 cycles through the following modes of synchronization:

• IN (EXT. CLOCK Button OFF): Internal Clock Sync mode. The 95000 uses its internal clock for loop speed. Either the TEMPO slider, TAP button, or both set the tempo or loop speed. This mode should be employed if the 95000 is used on its own or is the MIDI Clock master for a slave device.

• XT (EXT. CLOCK Button LIT): Full External Clock mode. The 95000 is in full external clock mode—it synchronizes to an external device’s MIDI Clock and responds to MIDI Start, Stop and Song Position Pointer (SPP) commands. This mode is recommended for most situations where the 95000 needs to synchronize to an external device.

• BX (EXT. CLOCK Button BLINKS): Beat Sync External Clock mode. The 95000 synchronizes the loop tempo to an external device’s MIDI Clock but ignores the MIDI Start command. When a MIDI Start command is received from the MIDI master, the 95000 follows external MIDI Clock and resets to beat 1; but it does not begin playback of its loop. You must press PLAY on the 95000 to start playback. Playback will start from the beginning of the loop on the next MIDI Clock beat received from the master device. To begin playback of the loop on the MIDI master’s beat 1, press the PLAY footswitch just before you hear beat 1 from the MIDI master.

12. QUANTIZE

Button

The QUANTIZE button toggles between Quantize and Non-Quantize (NQ) modes. The QUANTIZE button lights when the 95000 is in Quantize mode.

QUANTIZE Mode Use Quantize mode to create

loops that are exact bar lengths. When you create a New Loop in Quantize mode, there will be a Count-In of up to 8 bars. The factory default is 1 bar; Count-In can also be disabled. After the Count-In, the loop begins recording on beat 1. When ending a loop, the loop length is either extended or truncated to the nearest full bar. In Quantize mode, you can be sloppy about ending the loop; the 95000 adjusts the loop length to the nearest bar to yield loops that cycle perfectly in sync with the CLIX metronome. A bar may be 1-8 beats in length (factory default is 4). To change the number of beats per bar:

• First select the BARS/BEATS page with the PAGE button.

• Then press and hold the VALUE knob. The display changes to “BAR” followed by a blinking number. This number indicates the number of beats in a bar.

• Rotate the VALUE knob to change the number of beats in a bar.

• Press the VALUE knob to save the setting and exit.

NON-QUANTIZE Mode: The length of the loop is

defined by the time between pressing the RECORD footswitch to begin recording and then pressing the RECORD or PLAY footswitch to end the loop. ➢ When setting the 95000 to EXT. CLOCK mode, we

recommend you enable Quantize mode. If

Quantize is not enabled, the loop lengths will not line up with the MIDI master device’s bar lengths. This misalignment will cause the loops to sound out of sync even though the loop’s tempo is actually in sync with the MIDI Clock master.

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14 TRACKS, TRACK SELECTION, MIXDOWN, TEMPO

TRACKS OVERVIEW

• There are 6 tracks available for you to record your instruments and vocals. • You can record a maximum of 2 tracks simultaneously.

• Each of the 6 tracks contains a volume fader and pan knob to balance your levels and place your tracks within the stereo spectrum.

• Each track also contains an illuminated button above each track number. When a button is lit, that particular track is active. Press the RECORD footswitch to record an overdub on the active track. • The tracks are available in mono or stereo pairs (1 & 2, 3 & 4 or 5 & 6).

1. TRACK

Faders

The Track faders independently control the playback level of each track.

2. TRACK SELECT

Buttons

The illuminated Track Select buttons (1-6) are used to select mono or stereo pairs of tracks for recording, overdubbing, and other functions such as Track Erase and undo/redo. Press a Track Select button to activate a track. Simultaneously press a pair of Track Select buttons (1 & 2, 3 & 4 or 5 & 6) to enable stereo tracks. Press and hold a pair of track buttons to toggle between mono and stereo track selection. Press the TRACK footswitch to advance the currently selected track or pair of tracks. The Track Select buttons illuminate to indicate they are selected.

MIXDOWN Track

The MIXDOWN track is a stereo track that records the audio from the six mono tracks through their pan knobs and faders. Use the Mixdown track to create a stereo mix, bounce tracks or create special effects. The Mixdown track is automatically set to the exact same length as the six mono tracks. There are two modes of Mixdown: Normal Mixdown and Constant Tempo Mixdown.

3. TRACK PAN

Knobs

The Track Pan knobs allow you to place Tracks 1-6 to the left and right outputs.

4. MIXDOWN

Fader

The MIXDOWN fader controls the volume of the Mixdown track.

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5. MIXDOWN

Button

The MIXDOWN button gives you access to the Normal and Constant Tempo Mixdown modes. Use Normal Mixdown mode when you want to bounce the 6 mono tracks or create a clean stereo mix. Use Constant Tempo Mixdown mode to create pitch-related special effects.

• Enter Normal Mixdown mode by pressing the MIXDOWN button once. When in Normal Mixdown mode, the MIXDOWN button lights solidly. Normal Mixdown can be selected while the 95000 is overdubbing, playing or idle. • You can use the TRACK footswitch to enter

Normal Mixdown mode if the 95000 is idle. • Constant Tempo Mixdown may only be entered

while the 95000 is idle. If the MIXDOWN button is off, press it twice to activate Constant Tempo mode. In Constant Tempo mode the MIXDOWN button blinks rapidly.

• Use Constant Tempo Mixdown mode to add flanging or pitch-bending effects to your Mixdown track. The Mixdown track records at a constant speed or tempo, but the TEMPO slider allows you to vary the speed of the 6 recorded tracks. As the Mixdown track is recorded, the speed variations you perform with the TEMPO slider will be recorded onto the Mixdown track. Create subtle effects such as flanging, or more drastic effects that feature radical pitch bending.

• To EXIT either Mixdown mode, press the MIXDOWN button (while the 95000 is idle) until the MIXDOWN LED turns off. You can also exit Mixdown mode by pressing any of the Track Select buttons or the TRACK footswitch. ➢ See the IN DEPTH: MIXDOWN section of this manual for a complete overview of Normal and Constant Tempo Mixdown modes.

6. TEMPO

Slider

When the 95000 runs off of its internal clock (External Clock Sync mode is disabled), the TEMPO slider may be used to set a loop’s tempo or BPM as well as the tempo of the CLIX metronome. If the currently selected loop is empty, the TEMPO slider ranges from 60 BPM to 240 BPM in 1 BPM increments. The tempo increases as the slider is pushed up, and decreases as the slider is pushed down.

After recording a New Loop, the integrated TAP button lights up solidly. This lit button shows you that the TEMPO slider is set to the original tempo at which the loop was initially recorded. The TAP light shuts off when the tempo is set to anything other than the original tempo. Two options are available to adjust the action of the TEMPO slider on recorded loops: COARSE or FINE. Enter the Secondary Mode pages mode (see the LED DISPLAY AND CONTROL section later in this manual) to choose either COARSE or FINE mode. The factory default is COARSE. • COARSE Mode: the TEMPO slider increments

tempo and pitch in semitone (1/2) steps. To illustrate how this works, imagine you record a loop in the key of E and then push the TEMPO slider upwards. You will hear the speed of the loop change in discrete 1/2 steps. Thus, going upward to the next position plays the loop in the key of F. The next position upward is F#, and so on. • FINE Mode: the TEMPO slider changes

tempo and pitch in one BPM increments between 60 BPM and 240 BPM. If the OCT button is lit, the tempo ranges from 30 BPM to 120 BPM.

To use the TEMPO slider to create pitch changing and bending effects:

• After you have recorded a New Loop, move the TEMPO slider (and/or press the OCT button) on subsequent tracks to record notes at different speeds. When played back at the loop’s original speed, the pitch of the notes will change accordingly. For example, record Track 1 with some guitar chords. Move the TEMPO slider up one octave and record some single low notes with the same guitar. Play both tracks back at the original tempo and you will have guitar and bass tracks.

• While recording, try moving the TEMPO slider. When you play the loop back at a set tempo, the notes will bend opposite to how you moved the TEMPO slider during recording. ➢ Whenever the TEMPO slider is moved, the

display momentarily shows the current BPM. The display continues to show the BPM setting for two seconds after you stop moving the TEMPO slider.

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7. TAP

Button

In addition to moving the TEMPO slider, you can also change tempo by pressing the TAP button two or more times to put the 95000 into Tap Tempo mode. The 95000 produces a set tempo by calculating the average of the four most recent taps in a grouping of TAP button

presses. The TAP button’s integrated LED blinks at the current tempo.

• In normal use, Tap Tempo ranges from 60 BPM to 240 BPM. The TEMPO slider can then adjust the tempo from half the current tap tempo, with the slider fully down, to twice the current tempo with the slider fully up— maxing out at a tempo of 240BPM. The original tap tempo setting is located at the TEMPO slider’s center position. The TEMPO slider position is activated when it is first moved after tapping in the tempo. • Tempo changes entered with the TAP

button are shown on the LED display for 2 seconds.

• To view the current tempo (in BPM) on the LED display, press the TAP button once. • Press the PAGE and TAP buttons at the

same time to cancel Tap Tempo mode and return tempo control to the TEMPO slider.

8. CLIX

LEDs

The CLIX LEDs blink on the beat at the tempo to which the 95000 is set. The left LED lights briefly on every beat; the right LED only blinks on the first beat of a bar. When the 95000 uses its internal tempo, the TEMPO slider and/or TAP button set the tempo at which the LEDs blink. When EXT. CLOCK is activated, the CLIX LEDs blink at the received MIDI Clock tempo. ➢ Use the CLIX LEVEL knob to adjust the

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17 LED DISPLAY AND CONTROL

1. LED DISPLAY

• The 4-digit LED display provides visual feedback and control for a number of functions. These functions are accessible by cycling the display through three Primary Mode pages and four Secondary Mode pages. Press and release the PAGE button to cycle through these Primary Mode pages: LOOP/DUB, BARS/BEATS, MIDI CH/SYNC. Press and hold the PAGE button to access the Secondary Modes.

• Each Primary Mode page is indicated by the small round LED that lights below the display. • The Secondary Mode pages are indicated when

the PAGE button blinks rapidly and all three LEDs below the main display are off. • Each Primary Mode page displays two

parameters. The left parameter is active by default. A dot in the bottom right-hand corner of the display indicates that the right

parameter is active. Press and release the VALUE knob to toggle between activating the left or right parameter.

• The LED display may also be used to display tempo change. When you move the TEMPO slider or tap in a new tempo with the TAP button, the display momentarily displays the new tempo in BPM for two seconds, and then the LED reverts to the previously-set function. All lit PAGE LEDs turn off during tempo display.

2. VALUE Push to Jump

Knob

The VALUE knob modifies the active parameter. Push/click the knob to toggle between the left and right parameters. Turn the knob to change the value of the selected parameter.

3. PAGE

Button

Press and release the PAGE button to cycle the LED display through the three Primary Pages: LOOP/DUB, BARS/BEATS, and MIDI CH/SYNC. Press and hold the PAGE button for one second to access the Secondary Mode pages: CX (CLIX), TM (TEMPO slider), CT (Count-In) and FD (Fade-Out). Press and release the VALUE knob to cycle through these four pages. Turn the VALUE knob to change the setting of the displayed parameter. Press and release the PAGE button to exit Secondary Mode.

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18 PRIMARY MODE PAGES

4. LOOP/DUB

Mode

The LOOP/DUB page shows the current loop number and the active track’s overdub feedback level.

• The left field displays the selected loop number. Turn the VALUE knob or press the LOOP Up and Down footswitches to select a different loop.

• The right field shows the DUB feedback level for the active track(s). The feedback level ranges from 0 to 10, which equates to 0% to 100%. While overdubbing on a track, the

number in the DUB field determines the volume level of the previously recorded portion of the loop that is recorded back onto the currently recorded loop. Each value between 0 and 10 allows you to reduce the volume of previously recorded audio; the lower the number, the quieter the previously recorded audio will be for each overdub cycle. Set DUB to 10 for no volume reduction with each overdub cycle. When DUB is set to 0, previously recorded audio will be fully erased with each loop cycle. ➢ PRO TIP: Set DUB to a value under 10 and the

looper acts as a type of digital delay in which the loop length equals the delay time.

Loop Status: The middle dot next to the loop

number indicates the loop status:

• Off = no loop (NEW LOOP button will also illuminate)

• Blinking = loop loading • On = loop present and ready

5. BARS/BEATS

Mode

The BARS/BEATS page displays the current position of the loop in bars and beats.

• The three-digit field to the left of the dot shows the current bar number.

• The single-digit field to the right of the dot represents the current beat number.

• The 95000 temporarily switches to BARS/BEATS display mode while recording a New Loop. • When Count-In is set to a bar length between 1

and 8 and the QUANTIZE button is lit: during the New Loop Count-In period the display counts down the bars while the beats count up. The minus sign before the BARS number

indicates that the 95000 is performing the Count-In.

• While a loop is playing or idle, turn the VALUE knob to move the loop to a specific bar and

beat location. If you turn the VALUE knob while the loop is playing, the 95000 will jump to the new location and continue playback. When you stop a loop, the loop automatically goes back to the beginning of the loop (position 1.1). You cannot jump to a new location while the loop is recording or overdubbing.

➢ BEATS PER BAR: The number of beats per bar may be set to a number between 1 and 8. The factory default is 4 beats per bar for a 4/4 time signature. To change the number of beats per bar, press and hold the VALUE knob for two seconds until “BAR x" appears in the display. The blinking “x” will show the current number of beats per bar. Turn the VALUE knob to adjust the number of beats. Press and release the VALUE knob to save the new setting and return to BARS/BEATS mode. To save the new beats per bar setting for all future loop recordings, set the number of beats per bar on an empty loop. You may change the beats per bar setting on a loop after it has been recorded, but only that loop’s setting will be updated.

6. MIDI CH/SYNC

Mode

Select the MIDI CH/SYNC page to view and adjust the MIDI Channel and Sync options. The parameter on the left indicates the MIDI receive channel 01-16 or OM (Omni) for Program Change (PC) and Control Change (CC) messages. The right parameter displays the Sync mode.

SYNC

Modes

In

Choose the IN setting to select Internal Clock Sync mode. In this mode, the 95000 uses its own tempo as set with either the TEMPO slider or the TAP button, and External sync is disabled.

External

• XT = Full External Clock mode: the 95000 receives and responds to MIDI CLOCK, START, STOP and SPP messages.

• BX = Beat Sync External Clock mode: the 95000 only responds to MIDI CLOCK and STOP messages; it does not respond to MIDI START or SPP messages.

➢ Cycle through the Sync options at any time by pressing the EXT. CLOCK button.

➢ The EXT. CLOCK button blinks in BX mode. ➢ To fully explore how to use either Sync option,

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19 SECONDARY MODE PAGES

• Press and hold the PAGE button for about one second to activate the Secondary Mode pages. The PAGE button will blink rapidly and the red Primary Mode LEDs will be unlit. Once Secondary Mode has been entered, release the PAGE button.

• Press and release the VALUE knob to cycle through the four available pages. Then turn the VALUE knob to change a

specific parameter.

• Exit Secondary Mode at any time by pressing the PAGE button. The PAGE button will no longer be lit.

• New settings are global; they affect all loops and are saved in internal memory so that the 95000 recalls your last used settings during power up.

Once in Secondary Mode, select the following functions and manipulate their associated parameters:

CLIX

Metronome

1. CX.ON: The CLIX metronome runs continuously (default).

2. CX.PL: The CLIX metronome only sounds when a loop is playing or recording; when the loop is stopped, the CLIX metronome is muted.

3. CX.NL: The CLIX metronome only runs while recording a New Loop; when not recording a New Loop, the CLIX metronome is muted.

TEMPO Slider Resolution

Sets the “action” of the TEMPO slider after a loop has been recorded and EXT. CLOCK is disabled:

1. TM.CR: The TEMPO slider resolution is COARSE, and the loop speed changes in semitones (default).

2. TM.FN: The TEMPO slider resolution is FINE and changes in one BPM increments.

Count-In

Count-In only occurs prior to a New Loop recording and when QUANTIZE is enabled: 1. CT.OF: Count-In is disabled (or OFF). 2. CT.01-08: Count-In is enabled. The number

of Count-In bars is represented by the number shown in the display. The default setting is 1 bar.

Loop Fade-Out

Upon stopping loop playback, the 95000 has the option to either stop immediately or to continue playing the loop while the loop volume fades out. The loop then stops playback when the volume hits zero. If you would like the loop volume to fade-out gradually, set this parameter to a number between 1 and 99.

1. FD.OF: Loop fade-out function is disabled (default).

2. FD.01-99: Loop fade-out is enabled, and the loop fade-out time (in seconds) is indicated by the number in the display.

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20 REAR CONNECTIONS AND CONTROL

1. 9VDC 400mA

Power Jack

Connect the output plug of the factory-supplied AC Adapter into this 9VDC power jack. The current requirement is 400mA at 9VDC. The polarity of the power jack is center negative. The maximum allowable power supply voltage is 10.5 VDC.

Once power is applied, the 95000 begins its startup procedure. The 4-digit LED display shows the following:

1. “EHX 95000” scrolls across the display. 2. Then the firmware’s version number “V

x.y” will appear briefly to indicate the currently loaded software version. 3. Finally, the screen settles on the last used

LOOP number and DUB setting for Track 1.

2. microSDHC

Card Slot

Insert a microSDHC Memory Card in this slot to store your loops.

3. USB

Connector

Plug a standard USB cable into this port to interface the 95000 with your computer.

4. MIDI OUT

Connector

Use a standard 5-pin DIN MIDI cable with this connector. When the EXT. CLOCK function is off, the 95000 continuously generates MIDI Clock and outputs it through the MIDI OUT jack. Connect to MIDI OUT when you want the 95000 to be the MIDI Clock master; you can slave another device, such as another 95000, drum machine, 8-Step Program sequencer, x0xb0x or beat box to the 95000.

When either of the EXT. CLOCK modes is enabled, the 95000 uses the MIDI OUT jack as a MIDI THRU jack. Whatever messages the MIDI IN jack receives are passed back through the MIDI OUT jack.

5. MIDI IN

Connector

Connect a standard 5-pin DIN MIDI cable to this connector to receive MIDI Clock, Control Change (CC) and Program Change (PC) messages. When the EXT. CLOCK function is enabled, the 95000 can sync to MIDI Clock through the MIDI IN jack. You can use another 95000, a drum machine, sequencer, x0xb0x, beat box or any other device that outputs MIDI Clock as the MIDI Clock master; the 95000 will slave to the external device.

Using MIDI CC and PC messages, you can control nearly every parameter on the top panel of the 95000. The only controls not available via MIDI are the L and R INPUT LEVEL knobs and the HEADPHONE LVL knob.

6. EXPRESSION PEDAL

Jack

Connect an expression pedal with a 1/4" TRS plug to the EXPRESSION PEDAL jack of the 95000. Use this pedal to control the Master Level of the loop audio. When an expression pedal is connected, the 95000 MASTER LVL knob sets the maximum volume that can be achieved with an expression pedal. The expression pedal only sweeps the volume of the loop audio—Tracks 1–6 and MIXDOWN. It does not sweep the volume of the DRY audio present at the two input connectors. Accepted expression pedals include:

• Electro-Harmonix Expression Pedal • Electro-Harmonix Dual Expression Pedal • Electro-Harmonix Next Step Expression Pedal • Boss® FV-500L

• Moog® EP-3 • M-Audio® EX-P

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7. HEADPHONE

Jack

Plug headphones into the 1/4” Stereo Headphone jack. Each channel of the Headphone jack can deliver 0.1W into 16 ohms. The Headphone jack contains the loop audio from all 6 main tracks, the Mixdown track, the DRY OUT channels, audio from the AUX IN jack and the CLIX LEVEL metronome beat. NOTE: the volume of the audio at this jack is set by the HEADPHONE LVL knob. The volume set by the HEADPHONE LVL knob is dependent on the setting of the MASTER LVL knob, which acts as a master volume control for all outputs.

8. MONITOR OUT

Jack

This output produces a mono version of the signal present at the Headphone jack. The left and right channels of the headphones are mixed together into mono and then sent to this jack. The MONITOR OUT jack contains the loop audio from all 6 main tracks, the Mixdown track, the DRY OUT channels, audio from the AUX IN jack and the CLIX metronome. ➢ The overall volume of the audio at the

MONITOR OUT jack is set by both the HEADPHONES LVL and MASTER LVL knobs. If either knob is fully turned down, no audio will come out of the MONITOR OUT jack. ➢ The output impedance at the MONITOR OUT

jack is 400Ω.

9. L and R OUTPUT

Jacks

The L (Left) and R (Right) OUTPUT jacks are the main outputs from the 95000. Connect these outputs to your amplifier, mixer, audio interface, tape recorder or any suitable device. The L and R OUTPUT jacks contain the loop audio from all 6 main tracks, the Mixdown track, DRY OUTPUT L and R channels, and the audio signal input at AUX IN. The L and R OUTPUT jacks do not output the CLIX metronome nor are they affected by the setting of the Headphone volume knob. Note that the MASTER LVL knob is a master volume control for ALL outputs, including the L and R OUTPUT jacks. The output impedance at the L and R OUTPUT jacks is 400Ω.

10. AUX IN

Jack

This 3.5mm stereo input is mixed with the stereo output of the 95000 in the analog domain and is output through the L and R OUTPUT jacks, the Headphone jack, and the MONITOR OUT jack. Connect a phone, mixer, drum machine—or any other device with a line output—and mix the signal directly with the loops of the 95000. The 95000 does NOT record audio from the AUX IN Jack. Since the input impedance presented at the AUX IN Jack is 9.5kΩ, it is best suited for devices with line level outputs. Set the output volume on your AUX IN device to mix it properly with the 95000 output.

11. +48V

Phantom Power Button

When this button is pressed in, phantom power is applied to both XLR MIC input connectors. Phantom power is disabled with this button set to the “out” position.

➢ CAUTION! Please ensure your microphone can withstand phantom power (up to +48VDC) before engaging this switch. Certain ribbon microphones, in particular, are known to be susceptible to damage when used with phantom power.

12. L and R INPUT

Combo Jacks

The L (Left) and R (Right) Inputs are combo jacks which accept either XLR or 1/4" connectors.

The XLR input is balanced and is primarily intended for microphones, although signals up to +4dBu in amplitude may be connected before clipping. The input impedance on the XLR input is 2.5kΩ.

The 1/4" input is a high impedance, unbalanced input intended for both instruments and line level signals. This input can accept signal amplitudes up to +9.8dBu. The input impedance presented at each 1/4" input is 2MΩ.

In Mono mode, either input can be used to record onto any of the 6 tracks. In Stereo mode, the Left Input records to the odd numbered tracks (either 1, 3 or 5) and the Right Input records to the even numbered tracks (2, 4 or 6).

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22 IN DEPTH: RECORDING TRACKS

Prepare to Record a New Loop

1. Plug your instrument into either the L or R INPUT jacks, or both if recording two separate instruments or if recording in stereo.

2. To monitor your recording, connect one or both of the L and R OUTPUT jacks or the MONITOR OUT jack to a mixer or amp. You can also plug headphones into the

HEADPHONES jack.

3. Play your instrument(s) and adjust the INPUT LEVEL knob(s) so that the associated CLIP LED does not light or just barely lights on your loudest notes. The trick to achieving the best quality digital audio is to record the hottest possible signal without clipping the A/D converter. You do not want to record a signal that is too low in volume or a signal that clips very often… unless that is the sound you are going for!

4. If recording only one input, turn down the unused channel’s INPUT LEVEL knob fully to reduce hiss from the unused channel. 5. Use the DRY OUTPUT faders and pan knobs

to adjust the level and stereo location of the two input signals when monitoring. 6. If using either Headphones or the MONITOR

OUT jacks, a separate volume control is available just for these outputs. The HEADPHONES LVL knob adjusts the volume for both the Headphones output and the MONITOR OUT jack.

7. The setting of the DRY OUTPUT faders and pan knobs have no effect on what is actually recorded. Only the INPUT LEVEL knobs have any bearing on what is recorded.

Non-Quantize vs. Quantize Loop Recording

➢ REMINDER: Press the QUANTIZE button to toggle between Quantize and Non-Quantize modes. When the QUANTIZE button is lit, you are in Quantize mode.

In Non-Quantize Mode, the loop length is set by the user (i.e. manually). In Quantize Mode, the loop length is determined by the number of bars you wish to record, the beats per bar setting (found in the BARS/BEATS page), and the current tempo.

Non-Quantize Mode

The loop length consists of the time between pressing RECORD to begin recording a loop and pressing either the RECORD or PLAY footswitches to end the loop. The 95000 begins recording immediately upon pressing RECORD and ends loop recording immediately when you press either the RECORD or PLAY footswitch.

Quantize Mode

The 95000 automatically quantizes the loop length to the nearest bar. A bar may be 1-8 beats in length. The default length is 4 beats. Upon pressing the RECORD button, the 95000 resets the CLIX metronome to beat 1.

If enabled, the Count-In begins and the display shows the Count-In bars with a minus sign in front of the bar number. No recording takes place during Count-In.

➢ REMINDER: You can set the Count-In length from 1-8 bars or disable Count-In altogether by setting the Count-In length to OF (Off). The 95000 starts recording after the Count-In. To hear the CLIX metronome you must monitor through either MONITOR OUT or headphones and make sure both the CLIX LVL and HEADPHONE LVL knobs are turned up to an appropriate level. Pressing the PLAY or RECORD footswitches ends the loop—but not necessarily at the exact moment you press either footswitch. Instead, the 95000 truncates the loop’s length to the end of the previous bar if PLAY or RECORD are pressed within the first 2 beats of the current bar. When PLAY or RECORD are pressed after the 2nd beat, the 95000 will continue recording to the end of the current bar and then end the loop. You can record as few as 1 bar or as many as the microSDHC card will allow.

The CLIX metronome’s tempo can be adjusted using the TEMPO slider or by pressing the TAP button at least twice. It is best to adjust the tempo while in Record-Ready mode, before pressing the RECORD footswitch.

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If you discover that you normally work best in

Quantize mode, feel free to always leave Quantize enabled. Otherwise, enable or disable Quantize prior to pressing the RECORD footswitch when recording a New Loop.

If you press the QUANTIZE button while in the process of recording a New Loop, you will be able to end the loop according to the rules of the Quantize mode you just entered. For example, you start a loop in Quantize mode so that you can have a 2-bar Count-In. But you want to end the loop in the middle of a bar. Press the QUANTIZE button while recording the loop; when you press the PLAY footswitch to end the loop, it will end immediately without either finishing out the bar you are recording or truncating the bar.

QUANTIZE mode has no effect on the state of the 95000 once you have recorded the New Loop and established the loop length.

Stereo Mode

In order to record in stereo, or to record two mono tracks simultaneously, Stereo mode must be enabled. Press and hold both Track Select buttons of a stereo pair to enter Stereo mode. Once you enter Stereo mode both buttons of the stereo pair will be lit. There are three stereo pairs: Tracks 1 & 2, 3 & 4 and 5 & 6. Disable Stereo mode in the same way as you enable it: press and hold both buttons of a stereo pair. You can enable Stereo mode at any time. You will most likely want to enable stereo just before recording a New Loop or just before overdubbing tracks for an already established loop.

You can start a loop by recording mono instruments onto the tracks and then—at any time—switch to Stereo mode and begin recording stereo instruments onto the track pair. Conversely, you can start a loop by beginning to record it in stereo and then change to mono.

Record a New Loop

Now you should be ready to record a loop!

1. If you are on an empty loop, press the RECORD footswitch to commence recording. When either Quantize or Count-In are disabled, the loop begins recording immediately.

2. If the current loop already has audio but you would like to create a New Loop in its place,

press the NEW LOOP button to enter Record-Ready mode. The RECORD LED blinks. 3. If you need to exit Record-Ready mode,

simply press the NEW LOOP button again. 4. While in Record-Ready mode, choose

between Quantize or Non-Quantize modes. 5. Press the RECORD footswitch to commence

recording. The LED will display bars and beats as the recording takes place. ➢ While recording a New Loop, the following

buttons are inactive: REVERSE, OCT, EXT. CLOCK and MIXDOWN.

➢ Moving the TEMPO slider while in the process of recording a New Loop will not change the pitch of the recording, although it would if you were performing an Overdub instead of recording a New Loop. In any case, we do not generally recommend moving the TEMPO slider while recording a New Loop. After the New Loop is recorded and the loop length is established, you can move the TEMPO slider all you like.

End a New Loop

To end a New Loop, press either the PLAY or RECORD footswitches. While recording a New Loop, if you decide you do not like the loop: press the TRACK and UNDO footswitches simultaneously OR just press the NEW LOOP button to immediately stop recording and discard the loop.

• By pressing the PLAY footswitch, the 95000 automatically enters Overdub mode. Both the RECORD and PLAY LEDs light up. The loop will cycle back to its beginning, and you will hear what you just recorded on Track 1. When pressing PLAY, the active track will move to Track 2 and you can immediately start recording onto Track 2. • Upon pressing the RECORD footswitch, the

95000 immediately enters Play mode, the loop cycles back to its beginning and you will hear what you just recorded on Track 1. The PLAY LED lights up. The active track jumps to Track 2.

• Pressing the NEW LOOP button causes the 95000 to stop recording the New Loop and immediately discards whatever audio had been recorded.

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24 Loop Length and Storage Capacity

The loop length is set automatically for all tracks in a given loop when you record a New Loop on Track 1. The loop length for any given loop is set when you record your New Loop, and the loop length for all 7 tracks is always identical to Track 1’s length. For example, imagine you record a new 10-second loop: the length of all 7 tracks will be 10 seconds, too. You cannot record a longer or shorter loop on, say, Track 3 as compared to Track 1.

➢ NOTE: The shortest New Loop length you can record is 1.5 seconds.

Each microSDHC Memory Card in the 95000 can store up to 100 loops, regardless of the size of the card or the length of each loop. The audio for the loops is always recorded and played back directly from the microSD card. If you buy a second microSDHC card and insert it into the 95000, you will gain access to another 100 loops. ➢ For detailed information on loop length and

storage, refer to the Memory Card and USB section later in this manual.

Change Loop Numbers

To change Loop Numbers: press the dedicated LOOP footswitches or turn the VALUE knob when set to the LOOP/DUB page.

The LOOP Up  footswitch increments the loop number by 1, and LOOP Down  footswitch decrements the loop number by 1. Press and hold either LOOP Up  or LOOP Down  for more than 1 second to scroll up or down through the loop numbers at high speed. You can only change loop numbers while the 95000 is in Idle or Play modes. If the 95000 is playing back a loop and you change loop numbers, the LED Display will blink the New Loop number to indicate that you are currently playing back a different loop. The 95000 will then change to the New Loop number once the current loop has played out to its end point. If you want to change loops immediately, make sure the 95000 is idle. Then change the loop number and press PLAY. You cannot change loops while in Record or Overdub modes. ➢ Loop numbers can also be changed via MIDI

PC and CC messages.

Erase Loops and Tracks

Erase either full loops or specific tracks by using the footswitches.

Loop Erase

In Overdub, Play or Idle Modes:

• Press and hold the TRACK and UNDO

footswitches simultaneously for approximately two seconds. After the first second, all of the Track LEDs will blink rapidly to indicate that the 95000 is about to erase the currently selected loop. The Track LEDs stop blinking once the loop is erased. Then you may release the footswitches.

• Halt Loop Erase by releasing one or both footswitches before the Track LEDs cease blinking.

• You cannot undo or recover the loop audio after erasing a loop.

• Once you begin recording a New Loop on any given loop number, all of the previously recorded audio for that loop number will be overwritten and it will not be able to be retrieved.

Track Erase

In Overdub, Play or Idle Modes:

• Ensure the track you would like to erase is active, as indicated by the illuminated track button.

• Press and hold the TRACK footswitch for approximately two seconds. After the first second, both the TRACK LED and the Track Select buttons will blink rapidly. The LEDs stop blinking after the track has been erased. Then you can release the TRACK footswitch. • If you would like to halt Track Erase,

release the TRACK footswitch before the LEDs cease blinking.

• After you erase a track, you can undo the Track Erase by pressing the UNDO

footswitch.

• Track Erase is disabled when you are recording a New Loop.

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